911 briefs -- Published Feb. 26, 2013

FRENCH CAMP - Gary Allen Hawkins, 33, of Stockton was identified Monday as the burglary suspect shot and killed by law enforcement officers Saturday night after they said he tried to run them down in a stolen Mercedes, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.

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By The Record

Posted Feb. 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By The Record

Posted Feb. 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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FRENCH CAMP - Gary Allen Hawkins, 33, of Stockton was identified Monday as the burglary suspect shot and killed by law enforcement officers Saturday night after they said he tried to run them down in a stolen Mercedes, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.

Hawkins was reported shot by both a county deputy and a Stockton police officer in the 200 block of South Adelbert Avenue while they were assigned to the Countywide Gang Task Force and were attempting to approach him after pulling over the vehicle, which was believed to have been involved in an armed robbery Friday.

After Hawkins was shot, he was pulled from the Mercedes, and a loaded handgun was discovered in his waistband, the Sheriff's Office reported. An ambulance took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 9 p.m. Saturday.

A multiagency investigation is being conducted. The names of the deputy and the police officer will not be released until after they have served three days of administrative leave, which is standard procedure in officer-involved shootings, sheriff's Deputy Les Garcia said.

LODI - A pickup driver reportedly distracted in a conversation with his passenger allowed his eastbound vehicle to drift into the path of an oncoming big rig at 11 a.m. Monday on Highway 12 just west of Tower Park, causing both vehicles to overturn and leading to traffic interruptions throughout the afternoon.

The California Highway Patrol reported that Joseph Teves, 26, of Rio Vista, driving a 1999 Ford Ranger, was treated at Lodi Memorial Hospital for minor injuries following the crash.

The driver of the big rig, Daniel Stephenson, 53, of Sacramento, managed to brake when he saw the pickup traveling east in his westbound lane, but it was too late. After the two collided, Stephenson veered to the south, and his big rig fell onto its left side and slid down the levee embankment. He got out of his truck cab uninjured, according to the CHP.

Several other vehicles traveling east behind Teves needed to take evasive action to avoid the sliding big rig. They all turned to the right and drove off the elevated highway into an open field, but the CHP reported no one was injured and no other vehicles were damaged. They were able to drive away from the scene.

An initial investigation determined that alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the collision.

STOCKTON - The California Highway Patrol credited positive identifications by victims in helping them serve a search warrant on Ernest Alvarez, 52, of Stockton, who is considered the suspect who impersonated a CHP mechanic and took $320 from a victim.

Alvarez was arrested on Dec. 31. The CHP has submitted a report to the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office recommending Alvarez be prosecuted for intent to commit theft by fraud and allegedly displaying a sign indicating an official connection with the CHP without permission or authority.

STOCKTON - Two Stockton senior citizens reported to police their homes were shot following gunfire in their neighborhoods Sunday afternoon.

A 92-year-old woman reported she heard several gunshots at 1 p.m. in the 1600 block of East Ninth Street. Moments later, she heard her window shatter. She looked but could not see the shooter.

An hour later and roughly three to four miles away, in the 200 block of Rendon Avenue, a 60-year-old man reported hearing shots and discovered his home and two vehicles were shot multiple times. He told police he saw a small black Honda with a loud exhaust leaving his neighborhood.

STOCKTON - Police are searching for a man who allegedly stabbed a woman in the 600 block of South Aurora Street about 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

The 61-year-old woman told police she had negotiated a sexual transaction with the man, who told her his name was Christopher. The woman asked to see the money, and the man complied, then he cut her before running away.

The assailant was described as white, 30 years old standing 5 feet 6 inches and 200 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing all dark clothing, police reported.